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4. Table 3.1 in the last chapter presents R\&E Supplies' financial statements for the period 2014 through 2017, and Table 3.5 presents a pro forma financial forecast for 2018 . Use the information in these tables to answer the following questions. a. Calculate R\&E's sustainable growth rate in each year from 2015 through 2018. b. Compowing the company's sustainable growth rate with its actual and projected gmw th rates in sales over these years, what growth management problenis does R\&E appear to face in this period? c. How did the company cope with these problems? Do you see any difficulties wilh the way it addressed its growth problems over this period? If so, what are they? d. What advice would you offer management regarding managing future growth? TABLE 3.1 Financial Statements for R\&E Supplies, Inc., December 31, 2014-2017 (\$ thousands)